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2024 Interior Design Competition
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2024 Interior Design Competition
Honoring achievement in outstanding interior architecture and design that encourages and uses innovative interior design ideas, techniques, and furnishings. 2024 commemorates the 50th Annual of IIDA Interior Design Competition.
Project Title
The Embassy of Australia, Washington D.C.
Photos by Joe Fletcher
Washington D.C.
Location
Bates Smart in association with KCCT
Firm
Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
Category
winner Best of Competition
Award
Project Title
WUSHANG DREAM MALL INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
Photos by Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography & Jiangnan Photography
Wuhan
Location
One Plus Partnership Limited
Firm
Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
The Royal Hotel
Photos by Jeff McNeil, Doublespace, Graydon Herriott
Toronto
Location
Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects
Firm
Hotels (must include 1 image of guest room)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
U.S. Bank Center
Photos by Andrew Giammarco
Seattle
Location
SkB Architects
Firm
Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
House Zero
Photos by Leonid Furmansky
Austin, TX
Location
Lake|Flato Architects
Firm
Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Lackawanna
Photos by Matthew Carbone
East Hampton, NY
Location
Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
Firm
Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
Category
winner Category Winner
Award
Project Title
Tongrentang Health Live Broadcast Base
Photos by Xiao Shiming
Beijing
Location
WUUX Architecture Design Studio
Firm
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
Category
winner Finalist
Award
Project Title
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Photos by Alan Karchmer / OTTO
Washington D.C.
Location
Rockwell Group in collaboration with Ennead Architects and Smith Group
Firm
Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
Category
winner Finalist
Award
Project Title
Bay Area Research Company
Photos by Andrew Giammarco
Bay Area, CA
Location
SkB Architects
Firm
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
Category
winner Finalist
Award
Project Title
EPHEMERAL AND ETERNAL RED
Photos by ACT Studio
Jiaxing, China
Location
PUJU STUDIO
Firm
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
Category
winner Finalist
Award
Project Title
Jaipur Rugs
Photos by Yasser
Dubai
Location
Roar
Firm
Retail (stores, boutiques)
Category
winner Finalist
Award
Project Title
Maison S Museum
Photos by TOPIA & One Thousand Degrees
Lishui, China
Location
WIT Design & Research
Firm
Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
Category
winner Finalist
Award
Jury
judge
Andrea Caputo, IIDA
Interiors Studio Leader Chicago, RATIO
judge
Robin Elmslie Osler, IIDA, AIA
Principal and Creative Director, Arcadis Inc.
judge
Kim Yao, FAIA
Principal of Architecture Research Office (ARO)
Competition Guidelines
Guidelines
Submission Requirements

All submissions must be completed electronically. No hard copy submissions will be accepted. There is no limit to the number of eligible projects a firm may submit; however, each project may only be submitted once. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:

Written Component

Your firm's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email

Your design project's information including name and location
Project description: a brief project summary (50-word maximum)
Challenge statement: a description of your design challenge (250-word maximum)
Solution statement: a description of specific solutions to project challenges (250-word maximum)

Please use the following list of categories as a guide regarding the projects we accept. We neither judge nor award based on categories, but we do allow designs to be submitted into a category:

Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)

Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)
Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)
Hotels (must include 1 image of guest room)
Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
Residences Small (under 125 square meters)
Restaurants, Lounges, & Bars
Retail (stores, boutiques)
Sales Centers & Show Flats
Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
Spas, Fitness Centers, & Gymnasiums

Images

Please submit color images of your completed project, in JPG or JPEG format with a maximum file size of 1MB. You may submit captions to your images, not to exceed 50 words. Take note of the following additional guidelines:

  • Submit 7-10 color images total
    • only one (1) exterior image is permitted
    • Use numbers to name your image files, in order of uploads (01, 02, 03, etc).
  • Submit a minimum of one (1) floorplan
    • A maximum of three (3) floorplans are allowed
    • Please use the following format for floor plans: "floorplan1, floorplan2, floorplan3"
  • No composite images allowed - only one photograph per image upload
  • Do not reference or include your design/architectural firm name/logo in the images
  • Images may be edited to improve contrast ratio, color balance, and composition through cropping only.
  • Images may not be edited to add, remove, or alter any aspect or element of the project including its context. Images should represent the project as it exists in the built environment.
  • Conceptual renderings will not be accepted
Judging

The winning design projects will be selected by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design. The jury reserves the right not to select a winner from the entries submitted.

Prize

Finalists and winners will be honored at the winner’s celebration at the black-tie IIDA event Revel In Design, June of 2024, located in Chicago! The winners will be featured on IIDA.org and published in Interior Design magazine. In the event that a previously published entry is selected as the winner, Interior Design reserves the right not to republish that project.

The winners will also receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, coverage, and mention on IIDA’s social media accounts, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

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